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HYDRAULIC WOOD SPLITTERS & CHIPPERS
285633 Airport Rd. Norwich, ON. N0J 1P0
Ph. (519) 468-3647
Fax (877) 256-9131
[email protected]
Split-Fire Wood Splitter – Unique Features & Advantages
Heavy Duty Square Tube Construction: I-beam construction is
very common in wood splitters, but they are prone to twisting and
once twisted it will never work properly again even after being
straightened. The Split-Fire square steel tube construction will
never twist in this fashion.
Unrivalled Safety
The unique design of the Log STOP has four benefits that work for the operator constantly.
There is far less area in which to catch fingers.
Wood will never catapult or fly out sideways to injure a
person. On other splitters using a flat-plate or a pushplate there is traction and other devices used to try and
hold the log in place, but this just allows the hydraulic
pressure to build up higher causing wood to fly out at a
stronger pressure. With this unique STOP design the
pressure has somewhere to go and is relieved around
the STOP as the wood can move laterally. This prevents
wood “fly-outs” at high speed.
The narrow profile of the front of the STOP
contacts the wood in the centre of the frame.
This keeps the pressure in the centre of the
splitter instead of trying to push the blade or
STOP over to one side or the other.
The narrow profile on the front of the log
STOP also allows the butt of the block, as it is
being split, to "bend" around the STOP
instead of conflicting with the splitting action.
The wider stop design used on standard splitters would pinch the block being split back together
on the knife. The back pressure on the knife requires more horsepower from the splitter to
complete the cycle.
2-Way Log Splitter
All Split-Fire wood splitters feature the hallmark 2-way
splitting action on both the forward and reverse stroke,
doubling productivity. This is a vastly different concept
compared to single stroke machines using a flat push plate
and wedge. This design allows operators to split wood both
ways, an appealing feature for farmers or property owners
looking for a fast and simple way to get log piles split
Low Friction Slider System:
Split-Fire manufactures its logs splitters using Low
Friction Slider Pads made from Ultra-HighMolecular-Weight polyethylene, (UHMW) which is
self-lubricating and is highly resistant to abrasion,
in some forms being 20 times more resistant to
abrasion than carbon steel. They are applied long
and wide on all four sides, running down the
entire length of the bearing area. This prevents
binding friction. Other log splitters often use a
mechanical slide system that clamps around the edge of the steel I-beam. As this steel-on-steel slide
system wears, it sharpens the edge of the I-beam to the point that it can be very sharp to work around.
These systems quickly wear out needing far more maintenance.
Hydraulic Cylinder: The cylinders inside Split-Fire wood splitters are
fully protected inside the main frame of the splitter. In this position it
can push straight and pull straight inline with the slider at all times
reducing loss of power due to friction
Hydraulic Reservoir: On self-contained wood splitters the reservoir is
setup in such a way that the nose hitch of the splitter can be be put on
the ground to split wood. Although there is an angle to the machine it
does not impede the hydraulic flow so it can still split wood without
problems. Some people find this useful to roll large blocks onto the
splitter for pre-splitting into smaller pieces.
Design: Soft parts such as hoses, filter, and engine are well out of the
way of blocks of wood being split. Seldom does wood ever get past the stop and by the time if ever it
does, the wood is falling in two pieces to the ground. Moving the soft parts back also prevents damage
from dropped logs when handling them.
Maintenance: All parts on these splitters are built with as many standard parts as possible. Wear pads
are from standard plastic and hydraulic cylinder seals are the standard o-ring kits found in many
cylinders. If the knife gets damaged, just haul out the welder and weld it up and sand back to original.
Split-Fire wood splitters require much less
power to split wood while offering much
greater operator safety. Split-Fire wood
splitters are built to a quality and finish,
with clean welds, seldom found in the wood
splitter industry. For more than 27 years
Split-Fire has built a reputation of quality,
durability and dependability!